Billy Gonzales was in the West Palm Beach area on Monday night, visiting the Dwyer trio of Matt Elam, Gerald Christian and Robert Clark.

“He was just at my house earlier this week,” Clark said Friday. “He said he can’t wait to see us at Florida.”

Gonzales may still see them in Gainesville, but it will only be in October when the LSU Tigers visit The Swamp to play the Gators.

Gonzales, the Gators’ receivers coach and recruiting coordinator, joined the Tigers Thursday night to be their “passing game coordinator.” Clark said he was shocked to hear the news.

“That’s crazy,” Clark said a few hours before his team’s Class 4A state semifinal game against Seffner-Armwood. “He was my recruiter. It kind of hurts a little bit, but at the same time, you have to do what you have to do.”

Clark, a three-star cornerback and receiver who received an offer from the Gators just two weeks ago, said Gonzales’ move has opened up his recruitment again. Clark has narrowed his choices to Florida, Tennessee and West Virginia.

“I was leaning towards Florida, but now I’m going to keep my options open, take all my visits,” he said.

His first visit, though, will be to Gainesville this weekend. Elam and Christian, who have already verbally committed to Florida, are coming along too. Clark said he doesn’t expect their commitments to waver with the departures of Gonzales and defensive coordinator Charlie Strong.

“They’ll probably have a lot of players de-commit, a lot of players want to go somewhere else cause a lot of coaches leaving,” Clark said. “But Matt and Gerald are solid.”